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An Exhibition By x  Stormie Mills

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ABOUT THE ARTIST



Stormie Mills launched his career as a visual artist 25 years ago, making his first mark on the art world as a 14 year old with a passion to be heard through his work.



He’s since carved a distinctive niche that has seen him sited in a global context as a highly collectable contemporary street artist.



Stormie boasts an impressive international career working across the globe producing large scale commissions and exhibitions in Barcelona, throughout Greece, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Miami, Perth, Sydney Taipei and Tokyo.



Working predominately in a palette for grey, black and white, Stormie creates evocative characters as an expression of emotions and observations.



150x100 continues Stormie’s theme of examining the fragility of life and for the first time in many years sees the introduction of colour into some of his work.



‘Summer in the Bronx’ reflects the South Bronx through the eyes of Stormie as a teenager travelling on the train.



In other work, inanimate objects iconic to New York are represented for their role in giving a sense of soul to the city.



Gritty urban icons such as The Central Park Snack Shops, Yellow Cabs and Phone Boxes are set alongside Stormie’s characters to reflect the relationship between these inanimate objects and human interaction



“In many ways I see parallels between these isolated objects and people in terms of impacting on our perceptions of a City. Like people they add character and layers to your journey. They experience interspersed, fleeting human interaction that over time, gives them a sense of place and belonging in the environment,” he said.



As a 16 year old in New York City, Stormie witnessed the end of the train painting era which has remained with him as a major influence in his work.



At the same time the City was also experiencing an explosion in the Street Art movement which has gone on to become a unique part of New York’s cultural fabric.



Key figures and work to influence Stormie at the time included “Staff TC5” and “A-One’s” semi-abstracted figures in handball courts, Keith Haring’s chalk drawings on unleased subway station advertising spaces and John Fekner’s stencilled statements on abandoned buildings.



Jenny Holzer’s billposted truisms and spontaneous sculptures erected in abandoned lots transformed the City into a giant gallery space and were all instrumental in inspiring much of Stormie’s work in years to follow.



150x100 depicts Stormie’s postcards from New York spanning three decades.